8.5: Case Study- The Group Project

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Case Study: The Group Project

The semester ends in one month, and Janet, Rio, John, and Mia still haven't finished their final group project.

Janet is frustrated by the progress of the group. There has been a lot of talking but not a lot of doing. She thinks that once again, she is going to have to do this all by herself and make sure this project is turned in on time and done right. She finds all the chatting in meetings to be irritating and off task.

Mio wants to meet again to collaborate. She is feeling a little lost in the project and wants to connect. She also wants to make sure everyone feels OK and understands their roles and responsibilities. Mia enjoys socializing and thinks that working together on tasks would make the project go more quickly and be more interesting.

John prefers to just split everything up in projects and work independently. He is detail-oriented and wants to make sure he understands his role/responsibilities completely but then would like to be left alone to do his part. John feels like Janet is micromanaging and that makes him uncomfortable.

Rio is stressed out by the project. He has a lot going on right now and has missed some classes. He's not really sure what his group is doing or what he should be working on. Rio has a lot of assignments to work on before this one is due so this project is not really his priority right now. He thinks they should still have time to get it done before the end of the semester. He feels he works his best under pressure anyway.

1. To which of these characters do you most relate?

2. What suggestions would you have to help this group work more effectively together?

3. What strengths could each character bring to the group if they worked interdependently?